(X)Ubuntu microphone mute/unmute script

The goal of this script was to have a simple script, binded with a shortcut which allows to mute/unmute all the microphones and to display a nice notification in the process. This is the simplest version working on xubuntu 14.04 with pulseaudio. <pre lang="bash">#!/bin/bash ACTION=1 #1 mute, 0 unmute SCNT=$(pacmd list-sources | grep muted | wc -l) MUTED=$(pacmd list-sources | grep muted | grep yes) if [ $? == 0 ]; then ACTION=0 notify-send -i microphone-sensitivity-medium "Microphone" "Unmutting $SCNT sources....

May 29, 2014 · len

xubuntu 14.04 – Trusty Tahr

There is not much to say about the new xubuntu 14.04 trusty tahr and this is a very very good thing. I had quite some work to do when installing 12.04 on my Tuxedo Laptop but with 14.04 I managed to setup almost everything in 2h on a friday night. Here is a list of just a few small hick-ups: non blocking grub error while booting from my LVM root Error: diskfilter writes are not supported....

May 2, 2014 · len